Non-refillable bottle



(No Model.)

H. C, SMALL.

` NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

Patented May 26 ATTORNEYS.

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ATENT OFFICE.

HENRY o. SMALL, or PORTLAND, MAINE.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 560,942, dated May 26,1896.

Application filed October l 6 1 8 9 5.

To @ZZ whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, HENRY C. SMALL, of Portland, in the vcounty ofCumberland and State of Maine, have invented a new and lmprovedNon-Refillable Bottle, of which the following is a full, clea'r, andexact descrip tion.

This invention relates to'that class of bottles commonly known assafety-bottles designed to prevent the refilling of the same after thecontents thereof have been removed; and the object of the invention isto provide a bottle of this character of a simple and inexpensiveconstruction which shall effectually prevent suoli refilling, and shallat the same time prevent an ornamental and attractive appearance.

The invention consists in a bottle which may be of any form and adaptedto receive a cork stopple in the ordinary way, the neck of the bottlebeing provided with an exterior projecting bead or flange and acup-shaped cap formed of soft glass arranged to fit over the neck of thebottle above said bead or ange and having its lower edge resting on andadapted to be fused thereto.

The invention also contemplates certain novel features in theconstruction, combination, and arrangement of the various parts,wherebyT certain important advantages are attained and the bottle ismade simpler, cheaper, and otherwise better adapted and more con-`venient for use than various similar bottles heretofore employed, allas'will be hereinafter fully set forth.

The novel features of the invention will be carefully deiined in theclaims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the views.

Figure l is a perspective view showing the upper part of a bottleprovided with my improved safety-stopper. Fig. 2 is a similar viewshowing the bottle before the cap is applied. Fig. 3 is a sectional viewshowing the cap detached, and Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken throughthe cap when in place on the bottle.

In the views, l represents the bottle, which may be of any form, and 2represents the neck thereof, having at its upper end a deep fillet sainNo. 565,909. on modem 3 between which and the body of the bottle saidneck is slightly tapered in the usual way. About centrally between thebody of the bottle and the llet 3 the neck 2 is provided with aprojecting annular bead or flange 4, extending around its outside, andforming between its upper edge and the lower part of the fillet 3 arecess or chamber 5, the function of which willbe hereinafter explained.The iian ge 4 is, as seen in the drawings, of greater diameter than thelower end of the fillet 3 on the bottle-neck.

6 represents the cap, made of glass, of a slightly-tapered form, adaptedto snugly fit over the upper part of the bottle-neck 2 and having itslower edge 7 slightly thickened, as seen in Fig. 3, and adapted to rest,when the cap is applied over the neck of the corked bottle, on theflange or bead 4 on the said neck. The cap 6 will be by preferenceformed of some soft variety of glass adapted to be fused readily, and inapplying said cap to the corked bottle the space or recess 5 will befilled with calcined plaster or other suitable cement, as seen at 8 inFig. 4, after which the said cap will be applied, its lower edge restingon the flange or bead 4. The flange 4 being of greater diameter than thelargest part of the fillet 3 of the bottle-neck, it is evident that thecap 6 may be readily placed over the corked mouth of the bottle inposition for sealing, and when placed'in this position its lower edgewill engage the said iiange 4. The thickened lower edge 7 of the capwill then be strongly heated, so as to adhere to said bead or flange 4and act in conjunction with the plaster or cement 8 to hold the cap inplace, it being understood that the lower edge of said cap, being madethicker than its body, permits the cap to be more securely attached tothe bead 4. As shown at 9 in Fig. 4, the lower edge of the cap ispressed around and under the bead 4 on the bottle-neck.

The contents of a bottle sealed as above set forth cannot be removedwithout breaking the cap 6, and when this is done it will be a verydifficult and impracticable proceeding to apply a new cap. Furthermore,the cap applied to the bottle as above described forms a hermetic sealfor the bottleand may also be used as a protecting-covering for labelsheld on the neck or stopper.

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It will be obvious frein the above description of my invention that thedevice is susceptible of considerable modification without niaterialdeparture from the principles and spirit of iny invention, and for thisreason I do not wish to be understood as limiting inyself to the preciseforni of the parts herein set forth.

Having thus described niy invention, I claiin as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patentl. In a non-reillable bottle, the combinatien ofa bottle having a neck provided with an annular projecting iiange, and acap of soft glass arranged to iit over the neck of the bottle and havinga thickened edge arranged to rest on the said flan ge, said thickenedlower edge being, when the cap is to be sealed down, pressed over andbehind the said projecting lia-nge on the bottle-neck, to hold the capin place, substantially as set forth.

2. In a non-reiillable bottle, the combination of a bottle having itsneck provided with a llet, and below said fillet with an annularprojecting bead, of greater diameter than the said iillet, said neckhaving an annular recess between the bead and the lower part of thefillet, cement in said recess, and a cap of soft glass having taperedsides, said cap being arranged to it over the neck of a bottle with itslower part extending over the recess and held in place by the cementtherein, and having its lower edge thickened and adapted to rest uponthe projecting bead below said recess, said thickened edge of the capbeing adapted when the bottle is to be sealed, to be pressed around andbehind said bead to prevent the relnoval of the cap, substantially asset forth.

HENRY C. SMALL.

Witnesses:

HANNO W. GAGE, CHARLES A. STROUT.

